Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Wheel.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Wheel. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Wheel.
Large Airports ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the north)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(133 miles [214 km] to the south)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(149 miles [239.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Huntsville Intl. (HSV/KHSV)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ellington Airport (ICAO: KLUG)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville Muni. (SYI/KSYI)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Bomar Fld.-Shelbyville Muni.
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Tullahoma Rgnl. (THA/KTHA)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Fayetteville Muni. (ICAO: KFYM)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murfreesboro Muni. (FAA ID: MBT)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wheel), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |